The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-11
AMAZING ADVENTURE
4 Self Possessed Solder PIags with .
Tiger for Half "a Hour.

| Tiger for Half "a Hour.
was In charge Of party making q sur,
rev for a railroad line between Nagnoor
and Hedersbsd, Indis (said Major White
70 9 New York SKA reDorte }, and a
here was no hurry about the work, our
party wss a. much q huntinE a. q survey
ing party. We nun bsred about thirty
sight people, ten Of whom were white
men Owing to the din ulties Of the
country, We had no 81 idle-horses, but
lOok along six or eight pack animals, and
Zach native also had pace 70 bssr. TIE
very difficulties In the way Of building q
Inc made the country a sportsman's pas-
adise- Twenty years ago thsre was more
Wild and savage game TO the acre In that
district than elsewhere south of Luck
uow, but the march Of civiliI ition hes
doubtless driven the big Wild game away
| b. this time.
We we're travelling along the Horth
branch OF the Gadavey rfver-sometimes
upon its bank and again e oou pie Of miles
IRON tho Water; sometimes travelling I'VE
or six miles day, and again hating for q
couple OF days 70 hsh or shoot-wheu =
most singular incident befsll me indi-
Siduaily. l had left camp At an early
hour 10 the morning 10 ish Wh's I car
lei my rife with me, had 40 sation
Il going out Of nv way 70 md game. o.
ne previous afternoon / had observed
80 nai seemed 70 be q capital fishing spot
% he bend Of the river, aud IL was 20 this
I'iuce / FASTENED as | left camp Soma OF
he native servants we're astlr ard saw
ne set out but / did not want their ser.
vices. Il was pretty thick Jungle tween
the camp and the bend but al the bend
here was clear spot OF 81 sore In ex-
tent. with ; heavy forest growth and
EDGE for background As / took 4 IoOk
around before sitting down on the banl
10 nv sport / remarked that 10 was q good
spot for wild beasts, but as there was
nothing moving went right 10 work with
my hshing-tsekle.
! had landed half = dozen goods sed
hsh, and " as just then playing 3 larger
one, when q slight noise startled me, and
looked around 20 see such q sight as has
seldom come TO the eyes Of 3 sportsman.
A full-grown tiger was within Eve feet
n me, playing With one OF he hsh. II
was the last hsh pulled out, and In ~
dying agonies Il was jumping about on
the grass Every time It moved the tlger
would reach out q paw In q playful way,
and Cncs or twice be struck hart enough
10 move the fab three or four feet I tell
could do was 10 set there with mouth
and eyes open. The tiger had crspt down
from the bluffs, and why he hadn't at
tacke me was q mystery. BE went from
ash 10 Dish, turning them over with his
paw, aud time aud again brushing me
with his tail a. he moved about Ny
ride was ten feet away, leaning against =
bush, and might have been IDIOT enough
70 try 70 reach 1t but TO- q warning. Nv
personal servant had followed me, TO see
what luck / had. he came into tho
nelghborhood while the tiger was play
ing with the hsh and, softly climbinRa
tree, be uttered the call Of q bird to At
tract my attention, aud thea sang out;
DO nothing 70 provoke the tiger
master. he Is q h'orssls, and II you Dc
not cross him be will 20 away"
he meant that the spirit Of 8 good native
had been transformed, and Il was clearly
the commoussenss way 70 follow bis ad-
vice. As the beast gave NE 20 attentioa,
turned to the 6sh tusging at ny line and
landed him H3 was Of good sEs and
full Of vitality, and the tiger waited IN q
playful way until removed the hook and
threw the hsh on the grass Then be
sprsng for Il a. . kitten would for q ball
Of yarn, and be played With II In the sane
way. Il was laughable, In sDita Of the
circumstances, 70 witness his actions. he
would run around IL circles, - you have
seen . young dog do, sometimes almost
leaping over ne, and then again he would
become the cat sud creep softly forward
70 pouncs upon one Of the hsh- Each one
a. caught was flung TO him. and Il was q
full half hour before he grew tired Of ths
sport I expected be would turn 70 ne
4 -. 81
change Of dsmeanor hrst aud cinedT
Master, the AllODssis Is going to play
With you'll Be as clay 10 his power"
The tiger suddenly left the last hsh
landed, and came stealing up 70 me,
purri"g like q cat, and acting very play.
fol HIS arst move was 70 worn bis head
under my left arm, and I'm telling you
the solemn truth when ! saT that
smoothed down bis fur as II be had been
q favorite dog / had on q biz straw hat,
and this be got bold Of IN his teeth and
played With &C for ten minutes, or until |
he had torn it all to pieces. had no more !
bait 10 hsh with, ard sat there wait /
ing for the tigers next m7ve. When be |
nad finished the hat be came over ana /
~ bbed against me and purred 90 pleased /
way, and I rubbed him with ny hand |
from nose to tail ! gradually got ovs- /
my scare, but was yet very aaKious 70
know how the affair WOuii end The sun
was getting well up and very hot, enc the
beast would SION be seeking his liz In /
about thirty minutes from the tim 10 be APP
peared the tiger began 70 show q change
Of demsanor. he scted nervous ana IN j
easy, and the hair on his back stood up
~ Intervals- judged that he had GOT the
scent o. my servant, and such proved %
be the case
dared not rise 10 ny feet but made
ap ny mind that u the tiger attacked ne
should make q spring % the bank into
The river. Il was Infested WITH crocodlles,
bat there was not much choics between
selnT eaten By beast or saurian Oace the
tiger glnrsd 81 me and grOwlsd, but usKt
moment Whined as II afraid, and edged
Up toward ne a. II for protection Ths
servant bad been keeping Watchfui eye
,n ny strange playmate, aud be Row b.
.leVed the tine had come for decisive &C.
Ion. BE, therefore, Aired his pistol and
lhoutsa at the top q his Voics. The 81.
let Ras immediata The beast dropped
ais tail, uttered . longdaWn Whiae, and
With 9 sort % farewell glance 90 me BE-
Dolted for the forest All disappeared.
iad looked him over pretty well, and had
noticed, anong other thln 81. that b had
/ broken claw on the Figbt paw.
We aid not break camp that day. Jasi
before sunset, a. We sat 10 groups smoh-
ng cur pipes, . tiger charged boldly 10
among the servants aad ssiIsd oas and
lttsmpted 70 make o. We rallied y
prevent, and the beast knocked I've ether
nsn over before he Wns dispatched.
Fhs1 W cane % sxamine TIE body he'd
lot the slightest dimculf7 IN idontifyina |
{ ~ that q nv piayma' tie murss
a loving mother two miles cut fron
Rosconmon, Mica, found 8 blacksnaks
I've and . half fsst long and e. ~ e g
nanis wrist enjoying q nap o. 30 vita
ier three little children ~ othsF uoFa-
nc. Whistler be had bson thsrs an sighf
. not known. but q Il kneWn hat be
lidn't stag loaG aftsr beng discovered
ne nothaF wa half oa1ei with hight
nj he e1iioFen surveyed thsir unusual
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